tokyo (2020) in pictures: teamlab borderless & the tour de ramen
rounded off the 2020 japan trip with 5 days in tokyo to meet up with haha, frank & karan. teamlab borderless on odaiba was a mindblowing experience. with only a couple days in town managed to revisit some fav spots…
weekly update #7 – tokyo & seoul
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. tokyo (airbnb in shibuya/harajuku), seoul (airbnb in itaewon) q. favourite meal a. our build-your-own-lunch at the tongin market in seoul. for a mere 5000won (~$6 cad), you get 10…
In Search of Pho
Didn’t realize how much pho I have until I was missing it badly after two weeks on the road. I guess I almost have it every week and it’s one of my go to cold rainy soup. I didn’t find…
spicy kikanbo tsukemen
the last ramen store we tried was a break from the norm. kikanbo’s calling card is spicy ramen and their bowls have been so popular that they opened up a second shop two doors down solely to specialize in each…
laid back afternoon in shimokitazawa
the last area we explored in tokyo was shimokitazawa aka the hipster factory. i suppose they’re all over the world but the concentration was definitely higher here although more in the mid to late 20 year old range. we both…
life in japan as a gaijin
two months in japan have flown right by and i’m ashamed to say that i’ve picked up very little in the way of communicating in the native tongue. there’s a plethora of gaijin (foreigners) in tokyo and haha and myself…
ippudo ramen
ippudo was a recommendation from our tokyo sensei, pablo. he’s the master of all things tokyo and after he gave our group a hands on tour four years ago, if he suggests to eat/walk/jump, we do it. we were coming…
weekly update #6 – tokyo
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. tokyo (air bnb in shibuya) for the last week q. favourite meal a. oh man… toss up. it’s either gyokotsu matador’s shoyu beef ramen or afuri’s yuzu tsukemen. i…
hootie hoo
we went to our first cat cafe back in sapporo so why not owls right? i don’t know what possessed us to climb the stairs to this cafe but once we got there, curiousity got the better of us and…
Fire Walking Festival at Mt. Takao
Last Sunday, we headed out to Mount Takao to check out the fire walking festival (Hiwatari-sai). We got there just in time to catch the procession of yamabushi monks walking towards the festival grounds. We quickly follow the procession, making…
